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The popularity of the region drew people from across the country, and Pasadena eventually became a stop on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, which led to an explosion in growth.From the real estate boom of the 1880s until the Great Depression, as great tourist hotels were developed in the city, Pasadena became a winter resort for wealthy Easterners, spurring the development of new neighborhoods and business districts, and increased road and transit connections with Los Angeles, culminating with the opening of the Arroyo Seco Parkway, California's first freeway.

The Rancho comprised the lands of today's communities of Pasadena, Altadena and South Pasadena. Much of the property was purchased by Benjamin Wilson, who established his Lake Vineyard property in the vicinity.